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Coffee Break: Coachella

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

April 13, 2026

An aerial view of the Empire Polo Club during the 2017 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival  on April 15, 2017, in Indio, California.
An aerial view of the Empire Polo Club during the 2017 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 15, 2017, in Indio, California. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

It’s that time of year again, when musicians and fans head to Indio, California for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. While the first weekend has already wrapped up, the second will kick off this Friday, April 17, with artists like Blood Orange, CMAT, Wednesday, Turnstile, and more all set to take the stage.

This year, if you can’t head to the West Coast, you can still be part of the fun! The festival is livestreaming each of its seven stages on its YouTube channel and livestream app starting at 6pm CST each day. As a bonus, you can stream up to four performances simultaneously in a multi-view grid format.

Let’s get in a Coachella state of mind by creating a playlist of some of your favorite artists on the lineup!

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists playing Coachella this year would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

David Byrne- Everybody Laughs
Interpol- Evil
Moby- Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad
Suicidal Tendencies- Institutionalized
The Strokes- Juicebox
Wet Leg- Catch These Fists